Jewelers Mutual to donate $2 million

NEENAH - Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. is leading an international philanthropic campaign that will award $2 million to three charitable causes. And the Neenah company wants you to decide which charity gets what amount.

The "Band Together" campaign will allow voters in the United States and Canada to cast daily ballots at JewelersMutual.com/BandTogether for Habitat for Humanity, Feeding America and Foods Banks Canada or St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. The online voting takes place between July 11 and July 31.

Each organization will receive a portion of the $2 million depending on the amount of votes it receives. The winner will receive a $1 million grand prize, the runner-up $700,000 and the third-place winner $300,000.

Trina Woldt, vice president, chief marketing officer of Jewelers Mutual, said the company decided on the three causes – home, hunger and health – by examining what their employees have been passionate about in recent years.

She said the company, which has about 300 employees, has a "long history of giving back to the local community."

"Jewelers Mutual is an organization and company with employees that have such heart and passion for each other and the community," Woldt said. "We're really lucky."

Each person that participates in the voting process will be eligible to win a set of three stacking ring bands from Stacked New York. Winning participants will be selected each week of voting.